Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Richard McNees
The fifth and final part of Robert Hunter's Alligator Moon suite.
Cigarette - come tell me trulyNote
Are you thinking of leaving St. Louis?
Down to the last inch of spike-heeled shoes
Singing the New East St. Louis Blue
It's all right - it doesn't matter
It's all right - it doesn't matter!
St. Louis Dispatch underneath your bed
A picture of your man and a headline which read:
Swing Low Johnny gets five to life
For carving his rival with a switchblade knife
What can you say?
Don't say nothing
He never treated you right anyway
It's all right - just the New East St. Louis Blue
Farewell - East St. Louis
All right - just the New East St. Louis Blue
Put on your red dress
Last good party gown
Put a ribbon in your hair
We'll go strolling downtown
Maybe there's someplace where
the music is loud and clear
Maybe the Blue Note down by the river
Maybe the Blue Note down by the river
Singing the New East St. Louis Blue
Farewell - East St. Louis
Singing the New East St. Louis Blue
You could cut out on a high wail
Ride the midnight blue - sail
South - south - down the Mississippi
A blue farewell to East St. Louis
Blue, blue, sail the blue
Claim it - frame it - make it come true
You know, Alouette, way down in your heart
If you don't go now, girl, you never will start
Cloak of rhythm rich as sable
Break on out, girl, you know you're able
Rock in the alley
Blue in the street
St Louis girl sail away on the beat
All right - just the New East St. Louis Blue
All right - just the New East St. Louis Blue
All right, Alouette - all right, Cigarette
All right ... Okay
All right - just the New East St. Louis Blue
It's all right - all right - Okay
Just the New East St. Louis Blue
Robert Hunter Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
1978 | Alligator Moon | Comfort (note 1) |